Display stand



y 3, 1955 J. I. LARKIN 2,707,609

DISPLAY STAND Filed June 22, 1949 United States Patent DISPLAY STANDJames 'L. Larkin, Scarsdale, N. Y., assignor to Forbes LithographManufacturing Company, Chelsea, Mass., a corporation of MassachusettsApplication June 22, 1949, Serial No. 100,720

4 Claims. (Cl. 248-174) the invention is of an exceptionally simple andinexpensive construction, easily erected, and well serving its purpose.

The invention will be well understood by reference to the followingdescription of certain illustrative embodiments of the invention shownby way of example in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the display stand in use;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof;

Fig. 3 is the plan of the blank from which the stand is formed;

Figs. 4 and 5 are side elevations on a smaller scale showing steps inmanufacture; and

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of a modified form shown empty.

Referring now to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the stand shown in Figs. 1 and 2 isconstructed from a simple one-piece blank of a single thickness of lightcardboard, the blank being shown in Fig. 3. Cardboard having a thicknessof about A of an inch is suitable. The card may be finished on one sideonly since, as will appear, one face only is exposed to View when it isin use. Such a stand is usually printed for decoration and information,and the one under consideration requires printing on said one exposedside only.

The stand and the blank of which it is formed comprises a main panel 10,having a number of panels at either end thereof joined by fold linespermitting the stand to be brought to the position of Figs. 1 and 2,wherein the panel 10 provides an under-riding support for the box B, theweight of the box and the articles C contained therein maintaining theparts in position. It will be convenient to speak of the relation of thevarious panels in terms applicable to the erected position of Figs. 1and 2.

At the forward end of the main panel 10 there is provided, connected tothe panel 10 and to each other by suitable fold lines in order anupwardly bent panel 12, a downwardly bent panel 14 of equal width, and aterminal forwardly bent panel 16. The panels 12 and 14 are securedtogether in back to back relation, herein by means of the wire stitches(staples) 18 adjacent their lower edges and provide an upstanding wallto engage the forward side of the box B, as shown in Fig. 2, while theforwardly bent panel lies upon the supporting surface and serves tostiffen and maintain this wall. At the rear end of the main panel 10there is a downwardly bent panel 20 which may be of the same width asthe panel 12, and an upwardly bent panel 22, the two being securedtogether in face to face relation by the staples 24 to provide a leg forsupporting the rear end of the main panel 10 elevated. The panel 22 iswider than the 2,707,609 Patented May 3, 1955 panel 20, so that itprojects above the main panel to be engaged by the rear side of the boxB, the box fitting between the forward wall (formed by the panels 14 and12) and the upwardly extending portion of panel 22. Herein the panel 22at about the position of the top I of the box, merges into a displaycard 26, which may be joined to the panel 22 along a fold line 28 topermit the part 26 to be tilted somewhat rearwardly relative to theforward rake of the panel 22 as shown in Fig. 2. I have herein shown atongue 30 cut from adjacent parts of the panels 22 and 26, based on thelatter and extending across the fold line 28. This tongue may be engagedwith some adjacent portion of the box or its contents,

to hold the display card 26 erect as seenin Fig. 2.

When the parts are stapled together the staples 18 and the staples 24desirably are located respectively at the same distance from the foldededge connecting the two panels, 12 and 14 in one case, and 20 and 22 inthe other. The parts being loosely folded together as in Fig. 4, thefolded edge between the panels 12 and 14 may be inserted against a gageG in the stapling machine S, Fig. 4, preferably a gang stapler havingtwo heads and the staples 18 inserted. The operator may then merelyrotate the blank in the plane of the paper viewing Figs. 4 and 5,bringing it to the position shown in Fig. 5.

The folded edge between the parts 20 and 22 may be placed against thesame gage and the two staples 24 inserted. The simplicity of theoperation is evident.

In Fig. 6 I have shown a slight modification in which the main panel 10and the panels 20 and 22 are longi- 3 tudinally divided for a portion oftheir fore and aft width to provide a section having fold linespermitting it to be bent differentially to said panels to provide anelevated shelf 32, a riser 34 depending therefrom which extends belowthe rest of panel 10, and a depending portion 36 forwardly of the riserin face to face contact therewith, and here shown as secured by staples38. The whole construction can fold flat, and when erected it permits anarticle to be placed on the shelf 32 elevated relatively to otherscarried by the display. The width of the panel 36 is here shown as suchas to provide a support for the sloping panel 10 which will be shorterthan the part 20 because of that slope. Therefore the part 36 is severedfrom the riser 34 a short section of the blank being cut out at thisposition so that the tread 32 will not be raised above the horizontal.

I am aware that the invention may be embodied in other specific formswithout departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof, and Itherefore desire the present embodiment to be considered in all respectsas illustrative and not restrictive, as is in fact clear in severalmatters from the description itself. Reference is to be had to theappended claims to indicate those principles of the inventionexemplified by the particular embodiment described and which I desire tosecure by Letters Patent.

I claim:

1. A display stand for supporting a box comprising a. single strip ofcardboard having a main panel between its ends providing an under-ridingsupport for the box and having at the forward end thereof in order anupwardly bent panel, a downwardly bent panel of equal width, the twolast-mentioned panels being secured in back to back contact to providean upstanding wall to engage the forwardly facing side of the box, and aterminal, forwardly bent, panel and at the rear end of the main panel inorder a downwardly bent panel and upwardly bent panel, the twolast-mentioned panels secured in face to face contact to provide a legfor supporting the rear end of the main panel in an elevated position,the last-mentioned upwardly bent panel being wider than the firstwhereby it projects above the main panel to be engaged by the rearwardlyfacing side of the box.

2. A display stand for supporting a box comprising a single strip .ofcardboard having a main panel between its ends providing an under-ridingsupport for the box and having at the forward end thereof in order anupwardly bent panel, a downwardly bent panel of equal width, the twolast-mentioned panels being secured in back to back contact to providean upstanding wall to engage the forwardly facing side of the box, and aterminal, forwardly bent, panel and at the rear end of the main panel inorder a downwardly bent panel and upwardly bent panel, the twolast-mentioned panels secured in face to face contact to provide a legfor supporting the rear end of the main panel in an elevated position,the last-mentioned upwardly bent panel being Wider than the firstwhereby it projects above the main panel to be engaged by the rearwardlyfacing side of the box, the pairs of panels which are stated above to besecured in contact being so secured by inserted fastenings spaced inboth instances the same distance from the lines of junction between theelements of the pair.

3. A display stand for supporting a box comprising a single strip ofcardboard having a main panel between its ends providing an under-ridingsupport for the box and having at the forward end thereof in order anupwardly bent panel, a downwardly bent panel of equal width, the twolast-mentioned panels being secured in back to back contact to providean upstanding wall to engage the forwardly facing side of the box, and aterminal, forwardly bent, panel and at the rear end of the main panel inorder a downwardly bent panel and upwardly bent panel, the twolast-mentioned panels secured in face to face contact to provide a legfor supporting the rear end of the main panel in elevated position, thelast-mentioned upwardly bent panel being wider than the first whereby itprojects above the main panel to be engaged by the rear wardly facingside of the box, the upwardly bent panel having a tongue cut from itsprojecting portion to be bent outwardly therefrom to engage the box tohold the panel upright with the leg in supporting position.

4. A display stand for supporting a box comprising a single strip ofcardboard having a main panel between its ends providing an under-ridingsupport for the box and having at the forward end thereof in order anupwardly bent panel, a downwardly bent panel of equal width, the twolastmentioned panels being secured in back to back contact to provide anupstanding wall to engage the forwardly facing side of the box, and aterminal forwardly bent panel, and at the rear end of: the main panel inorder a downwardly bent panel and upwardly bent panel, the twolast-mentioned panels secured in face to face contact to provide a legfor supporting the rear end of the main panel in an elevated position,the last-mentioned upward ly bent panel being wider than the firstwhereby it projects above the main .panel to be engaged by therearwardly facing side of the box, the main panel and the panels at itsrear being longitudinally divided for a portion of their width toprovide a strip which has fold lines providing for bending the strip outof the planes of the rest of the panels to provide an elevated shelf, ariser at the front of the shelf, the riser having a portion extendingbelow the rest of the panel, and a depending part from that portion ofthe strip forward of the riser face to face with the lower part of theriser.

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